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At 16, Brie Darnet was always considered the good girl. With temptation around every corner, she has managed to hold tightly to her morals even in high school. Life was perfect until...it wasn't anymore. When tragedy struck, Brie lost her older sister and was struck with grief. Brie suddenly finds herself the target of bullying as her friends begin falling down a dangerous path of drugs and alcohol, Brie struggles with the betrayal from her friends and boyfriend, while also dealing with the loss of her sister.

Since Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won’t be there very long, she hasn’t bothered making friends. What her classmates don’t know about her can’t be used to hurt her. Andy Criddle is not okay. At all. He’s had far too much to drink. Again. Which is bad. And things are about to get worse. When Shelbi sees Andy at his lowest, she can relate. So she doesn’t resist reaching out. And there’s no doubt their connection has them both seeing stars...but the closer they get, the more the past threatens to pull their universes apart.

After falling into mage’s oblivion, Dawn wakes to a nightmare. All of Amaria’s magic is out of balance from Ryze’s return, and at Necromancer Academy, unruly magic could mean death. That’s one constant Dawn is prepared for, though. What she isn’t prepared for is how far Ryze’s minions will go to protect The Staff of Sullivan. It’s hidden in the academy’s catacombs, and it must be important. But how? With the skin-walker thwarting her every step, Dawn must find the staff and stop the skin-walker once and for all. Unless it stops her first.

When the lights go out during a kissing game at a summer party, Darcy experiences the kiss of a lifetime—one that offers an adrenaline rush like she’s never known before. Determined to find the mystery kisser, she devises the Kiss Contest. If she’s lucky, the mystery guy will show up and knock her socks off again. But unexpected feelings for her best friend complicate Darcy’s plan, proving there’s much more to life than living on the edge. Can Darcy figure out what she wants before she loses everything, or will losing everything help her find out who she really is?

"Nous sommes au regret de vous informer que vous allez être frappé par une mort prématurée dans les prochaines vingt-quatre heures. Toute l'équipe de Death-Cast est sincèrement désolée de vous perdre. Vivez pleinement cette journée, ok ?" Le 5 septembre, un peu après minuit, Mateo et Rufus reçoivent chacun le funeste appel. Ils ne se connaissent pas, mais cherchent tous deux à se faire un nouvel ami en ce jour final. Heureusement, il existe aussi une appli pour ça, Le Dernier Ami.

Michaela is a junior in high school, living with her mom. Her dad lives a few towns away, and she only sees him on holidays and birthdays. They barely know each other, but Michaela is so close with her mom that she's never minded. That is, until her mom dies suddenly. Now Michaela has to move in with her dad...who reveals that he's been married with kids all this time and that she's the product of an affair. Michaela is thrust into a strange house with a stepmom and three half-siblings. Can Michaela find a way to make a home with a family who didn't ask for her in the first place?

Death was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward. Sixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can't seem to figure out why. Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn't want her around, why all her dreams seem suddenly, hopelessly out of reach. And why, ever since that day, she's been seeing zombies everywhere.

Emil wird sterben. Es ist das Erste, was Ansel über ihn erfährt, als er ihn bei seinem Praktikum auf der Intensivstation kennenlernt. Eine Tatsache, die sich nur zu leicht ignorieren lässt, während sich die beiden Hals über Kopf ineinander verlieben und sich in ihrem gemeinsamen Universum verlieren. Da zählt nur noch Emils Wunsch, den Ansel erfüllen möchte: einen Roadtrip bis nach Schottland. Auf dieser Reise wächst Ansel über sich hinaus und ist schließlich doch kein bisschen bereit für das Unausweichliche.

Roxie Clark has seen more dead bodies than your average seventeen-year-old. As a member of the Clark family, most of her ancestors have met tragic ends, including her own mother. Instead of fearing the curse, however, Roxie has combined her flair for performance and her gruesome family history into a successful ghost tour. But her tour never covers the most recent body she's seen—her sister Skylar's boyfriend, Colin Riley, found murdered in a cornfield. A year after the murder, Roxie's desperate to help Skylar start to heal. Instead, Skylar becomes fixated on finding the killer.

With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, Georgia Richter can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear to a fate that remains mysterious to her. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives. Then her classmate Milo's body arrives at Richter—and his spirit wants help with unfinished business, forcing her to reckon with her relationship to grief and mortality.

Eine junge Frau, ein Fahrrad und ein Adler. So beginnt ein spannender und aufregender Weg, auf dem nicht nur ein Familiengeheimnis gelüftet wird. Lea ist mit ihren siebzehn Jahren ganz schön stark, obwohl sie sich nicht so fühlt und alles in ihrem Leben schief zu laufen scheint. Als die ihr wichtigste Person plötzlich stirbt, scheint es zunächst, als bräche alles zusammen, und doch ist es der Anfang von etwas, das sie endlich zu sich selbst führt.

Maria er kun 14 år, og alligevel er hun meget syg. Faktisk er hun så syg, at kun en hjertetransplantation kan redde hendes liv. Det sætter gang i mange tanker hos den unge pige, og igennem breve til lillesøsteren lærer vi hendes tanker og følelser at kende. Maria spekulerer både over, hvad der sker, hvis hun dør, og over de følelser, hun pludselig nærer for sin gode ven Markus. Gretelise Holm (f. 1946) er en dansk forfatter, journalist og samfundsdebattør.

Jakob er 17 år, da hans far får stillet diagnosen kræft og de familieforhold, som Jakob altid har kunnet regne med, langsomt begynder at forandre sig. Hans tanker bliver triste, og livet svært. Da han møder Rie, kommer der alligevel et lille lyspunkt i hans liv, som gør det nemmere at håndtere farens sygdom. Karsten Studstrup er dansk forfatter og forlægger. Han har blandt andet skrevet ungdomsbøgerne "Den tredje" og "Du skjuler solen med dine fingre".

Kirby’s life has come full circle. Ten years ago, he was on top of the world. His best friend Bennett was one of the top basketball prospects in the nation. Instead of moving on to college, Bennett died. The following years passed in a haze, but Kirby’s desire to find out why Bennett died has consumed him. Now, Simon, a one-time enemy turned friend, lies on his deathbed after getting close to a resolution and Kirby can do nothing but watch and pray. Sitting in the lonely hospital room as Simon struggles to survive, Kirby is confronted by old memories and the ghosts of his past.

In the seaside town of Nautilus, Minerva Gutiérrez absolutely hates her job at the local ice cream stand, where her sexist boss makes each day worse than the last. But she needs the money: kicked out of school and stranded by her mom's most recent hospitalization, she dreams of escaping her dead-end hometown. When an armed robbery at the ice cream stand stirs up rumors about money hidden on the property, Min teams up with her neighbor CeCe, also desperate for cash, to find it. The bonus? Getting revenge on her boss in the process.

Andy Wilde is the son of an auctioneer residing in the mountains of East Tennessee. He's been blessed with a great life full of freedom and love. When his mom passes away after a long battle with cancer, he finds himself feeling lost and so alone. Kane Skye is living the good life with his mom in sunny California. He spends his free time surfing and dreaming. Unfortunately, everything in his world is about to change. When his mom lists their house, she gets a same-day offer that requires her to think fast. Her decision leads them to the last place Kane ever imagined.

Mila was a little girl when she first saw the young man who scared several other children at the zoo. She later learned that the children died. When she saw him again several years later, he looked exactly the same as before. She realized that people always died after his visits, but she seemed to be immune. Nobody can escape death, but death can't escape Mila.

Kennah Brenner is ready to begin her adult life, starting with a weekend alone, while her parents are on their month-long anniversary trip. All is going according to plan, until she finds out that her parents will not be coming home. Devastation and confusion are not the only feelings Kennah will experience. Kennah’s aunt and uncle drop the biggest bombshell of a secret: She was not born on Earth. Kennah's magicless days are about to end. On the day she turns 18, she will be gifted the power to control one of the four elements, and be sent to her home world.

Ever since his wife and child died, Jett King has spent his life avoiding change. But when his best friend invents time-travel, and a mysterious stranger claims his son is alive, Jett must choose to face a world he never knew existed. Follow his journey, as he meets the happy-go-lucky Robbie, the brave Parker, the mysterious Duke, and the devious Ivan. From a frozen wasteland, to a planet rumored to be alive, Jett searches for answers about his son, as well as the dark truth behind his best friend.

All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels’ life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is incarcerated. Under the juvenile justice system, her fate lies in the hands of those she’s wronged—her family. With their forgiveness, she could go home. But without it? Well....